Conscious sedation in critically ill patients is associated with stressors perception lower than assessed by caregivers.

CONCLUSIONS: Conscious sedation is associated with stress perception lower than stress assessed by caregivers: relatives and staff members tend to overestimate ICU patient stress, more so with increasing age or expertise. A number of stressors underestimated by staff and families could be target of specific interventions to ameliorate quality of life during ICU stay. PMID: 29589416 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Minerva Anestesiol Source Type: research